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The Everly Brothers, with producer Lenny Waronker, record Portugese Bend and Carolyn Walking Away at Gold Star Recording Studios, 6252 Santa Monica Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. The band on this session features Sonny Curtis and James Burton [gtrs], Terry Slater [bass], Jerry Allison [drums] and Billy Preston [keyboards]. Neither of the tracks recorded at this session will be released.

Musical theatre and film actress Juanita Hall dies aged 66 in Bay Shore, New York State, USA. She is best-remembered for her roles in the stage and film musicals South Pacific and The Flower Drum Song.

Hearts And Flowers, with producer Nick Venet, record When I Was A Cowboy and She Likes Her Loving Like I Like Mine, in Los Angeles, California, USA. The group includes Bernie Leadon, later to find greater success as a member of The Flying Burrito Brothers and The Eagles.

Haile Selassie delivers a speech to the United Nations in New York City, USA, pleading for civil rights in Ethiopia. His words in this speech will be adapted by the Barrett brothers as lyrics in the song War, which will be recorded by Bob Marley on his 1976 album Rastaman Vibration.

Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones spends his birthday in Paris, France, Europe, while the rest of the band begin an extended period of rehearsals at R.G Jones studio, Morden, Surrey, England, UK, Europe.